McPherson, James M. <br/><br/>
Tried by war :  Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief / 
James M. McPherson. 
 - New York :  Penguin Press,  2008. 
 - xv, 329 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index. 
<br/><br/> Chronicles the military leadership of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, his strategic insight, and how he often overstepped the boundaries of his political office to assume the role of commander in chief, ultimately changing the course of the war and saving the Union. 
<br/><br/> Adult  Follett Library Resources 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594201912 (trade) 1594201919 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008025229 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Military leadership.<br/>Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Executive power--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Presidents--United States--Biography.<br/>Leadership.<br/>Executive power--History.--United States<br/>Presidents--United States--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.<br/>United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.<br/>United States--History--1861-1865, Civil War.<br/>United States--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E457.2  / .M478 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.7/092